In Ammonia plant numbers unwanted products are formed such as CO2 & methanol, Methanol is the by-product and it is very dangerous for environment and cations and anion resin also, which is used treated waste water through urea plant. Methanol is also dangerous for Ozone layers.CO2 is also by-product in ammonia process but it is used for production of urea. The paper intended how it is generate in ammonia plant as a by-product.how to control and minimized. How does this damage the environment? It is desirable to minimize methanol by-product formention for several reasons: Methanol emissions are being regulated to protect the environment. Several ammonia plants are already facing regulations that limit methanol emissions to the atmosphere. These regulations affect plants that vent the CO2 stream as well as plants that are not designed to recover methanol from the various vents. The methanol recovers from CO2 compressor separators are using in anaerobic water treatment plant as bacteria feed.
Amine Gas Treating Unit - Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide Gerard B. Hawkins
Amine Gas Treating Unit Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide for H2S/CO2 Amine Systems
Contents
Process Capabilities for gas treating process
Typical Amine Treating
Typical Amine System Improvements
Primary Equipment Overview
Inlet Gas Knockout
Absorber
Three Phase Flash Tank
Lean/Rich Heat Exchanger
Regenerator
Filtration
Amine Reclaimer
Operating Difficulties Overview
Foaming
Failure to Meet Gas Specification
Solvent Losses
Corrosion
Typical Amine System Improvements
Degradation of Amines and Alkanolamines during Sour Gas Treating
APPENDIX
Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide
This document provides an overview of the water treatment process at a power plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. The process begins with raw water from the Mahanadi River which undergoes clarification, filtration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and mixed bed demineralization to produce high purity demineralized water. Key steps include solid contact clarification, pressure sand filtration, ultrafiltration to remove particles down to 0.01 microns, and reverse osmosis to remove dissolved minerals before final polishing with mixed bed demineralization. The treated water is then stored in various tanks before use in the plant.
This document discusses the aMDEA process for removing carbon dioxide from process gas. It begins with an introduction and table of contents, then covers the need for CO2 removal, desirable solvent properties, commercially available processes, differences between physical and chemical absorption, selection criteria for processes, and an overview of the aMDEA process including constituents and reactions. It also discusses why the Rectisol process is not suitable, favorable absorption and regeneration parameters, common problems encountered, handling precautions, process interlocks, and problems and mistakes to avoid.
Hydrogenation Reactors
Stirred Vessels
Loop Reactors
Other reactor types
Appendix
- List of contact details for suppliers
- Information from supplier’s websites
Question Answer on Energy Conservation Vol 1 By Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
G.Cal/ton of Ammonia, G.Cal/ton of urea is the most important data in fertilizers industries for performance evaluation. The energy of the fertilizers is depends upon Reformer feed & fuel. Earlier thinking Fertilizers should be produced at any cost we have nothing to do with energy & pollution and what environment we don’t know? But today time has changed. We have to meet the energy & environment conditions otherwise penalty will be imposed and your factory will be closed. In this quiz we will discuss about energy. How to reduced energy and how to reduced pollution how to save environment? Etc. Hydrogen and could be a boon for renewable energy demand. But greening ammonia, the chemical primarily used to make fertilizer, will take a lot of heavy lifting. Green ammonia is two to three times more expensive than gray ammonia. Depends upon power source means where we are getting power from, i.e. Hydro power or non renewable source.
Reactor and Catalyst Design
0 INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE
1 SCOPE
2 FIELD OF APPLICATION
3 DEFINITIONS
4 CATALYST DESIGN
4.1 Equivalent Pellet Diameter
4.2 Voidage
4.3 Pellet Density
5 REACTOR DESIGN
6 CATALYST SUPPORT
6.1 Choice of Support
TABLES
1 CATALYST SUPPORT SHAPES
2 SECONDARY REFORMER SPREADSHEET
FIGURES
1 GRAPH OF EFFECTIVENESS v THIELE MODULUS
2 VARIATION OF COSTS WITH CATALYST SIZE
3 VARIATION OF COSTS WITH CATALYST BED VOIDAGE
4 VARIATION OF COSTS WITH VESSEL DIAMETER
This document provides an overview of sour water stripping, including sources and characteristics of sour water from various industrial processes like sour gas processing, oil refining, gasification, and Claus tail gas treating. It discusses sour water from each of these processes and common approaches to sour water management, including stripping, feed preparation, and offgas disposal. Key aspects covered include produced water vs condensed water in sour gas processing, challenges with different contaminants in refinery sour water, integrated sour water stripping with tail gas units, and ammonia removal processes from coal gasification sour water.
Amine Gas Treating Unit - Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide Gerard B. Hawkins
Amine Gas Treating Unit Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide for H2S/CO2 Amine Systems
Contents
Process Capabilities for gas treating process
Typical Amine Treating
Typical Amine System Improvements
Primary Equipment Overview
Inlet Gas Knockout
Absorber
Three Phase Flash Tank
Lean/Rich Heat Exchanger
Regenerator
Filtration
Amine Reclaimer
Operating Difficulties Overview
Foaming
Failure to Meet Gas Specification
Solvent Losses
Corrosion
Typical Amine System Improvements
Degradation of Amines and Alkanolamines during Sour Gas Treating
APPENDIX
Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide
This document provides an overview of the water treatment process at a power plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. The process begins with raw water from the Mahanadi River which undergoes clarification, filtration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and mixed bed demineralization to produce high purity demineralized water. Key steps include solid contact clarification, pressure sand filtration, ultrafiltration to remove particles down to 0.01 microns, and reverse osmosis to remove dissolved minerals before final polishing with mixed bed demineralization. The treated water is then stored in various tanks before use in the plant.
This document discusses the aMDEA process for removing carbon dioxide from process gas. It begins with an introduction and table of contents, then covers the need for CO2 removal, desirable solvent properties, commercially available processes, differences between physical and chemical absorption, selection criteria for processes, and an overview of the aMDEA process including constituents and reactions. It also discusses why the Rectisol process is not suitable, favorable absorption and regeneration parameters, common problems encountered, handling precautions, process interlocks, and problems and mistakes to avoid.
Hydrogenation Reactors
Stirred Vessels
Loop Reactors
Other reactor types
Appendix
- List of contact details for suppliers
- Information from supplier’s websites
Question Answer on Energy Conservation Vol 1 By Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
G.Cal/ton of Ammonia, G.Cal/ton of urea is the most important data in fertilizers industries for performance evaluation. The energy of the fertilizers is depends upon Reformer feed & fuel. Earlier thinking Fertilizers should be produced at any cost we have nothing to do with energy & pollution and what environment we don’t know? But today time has changed. We have to meet the energy & environment conditions otherwise penalty will be imposed and your factory will be closed. In this quiz we will discuss about energy. How to reduced energy and how to reduced pollution how to save environment? Etc. Hydrogen and could be a boon for renewable energy demand. But greening ammonia, the chemical primarily used to make fertilizer, will take a lot of heavy lifting. Green ammonia is two to three times more expensive than gray ammonia. Depends upon power source means where we are getting power from, i.e. Hydro power or non renewable source.
Reactor and Catalyst Design
0 INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE
1 SCOPE
2 FIELD OF APPLICATION
3 DEFINITIONS
4 CATALYST DESIGN
4.1 Equivalent Pellet Diameter
4.2 Voidage
4.3 Pellet Density
5 REACTOR DESIGN
6 CATALYST SUPPORT
6.1 Choice of Support
TABLES
1 CATALYST SUPPORT SHAPES
2 SECONDARY REFORMER SPREADSHEET
FIGURES
1 GRAPH OF EFFECTIVENESS v THIELE MODULUS
2 VARIATION OF COSTS WITH CATALYST SIZE
3 VARIATION OF COSTS WITH CATALYST BED VOIDAGE
4 VARIATION OF COSTS WITH VESSEL DIAMETER
This document provides an overview of sour water stripping, including sources and characteristics of sour water from various industrial processes like sour gas processing, oil refining, gasification, and Claus tail gas treating. It discusses sour water from each of these processes and common approaches to sour water management, including stripping, feed preparation, and offgas disposal. Key aspects covered include produced water vs condensed water in sour gas processing, challenges with different contaminants in refinery sour water, integrated sour water stripping with tail gas units, and ammonia removal processes from coal gasification sour water.
Ammonia Plant and Catalyst By Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
Research Gate is an academic social networking site for scientists and researchers. This document discusses catalysts used in ammonia plants. It describes how catalysts work by providing alternate reaction paths with lower activation energies than non-catalytic reactions. It also discusses factors that influence catalyst performance like size, shape, promoters, and poisons. Specific catalysts used in different sections of an ammonia plant are described.
Why have a Secondary Reformer ?
Need nitrogen to make ammonia
Wish to make primary as small as possible
Wish to minimise methane slip since methane is an inert in the ammonia synthesis loop
Other methods of achieving this
Braun Purifier process
Can address all these with an air blown secondary
1) Methanation is the final stage of synthesis gas purification to reduce carbon oxides like CO and CO2 to trace levels using a nickel-based catalyst.
2) Typical methanation reactions are highly exothermic and occur between 270-290°C with carbon oxide inlet levels of 0.1-1.0% and carbon oxide slip less than 5 ppm.
3) Normal methanator operation involves monitoring inlet/outlet temperatures and carbon oxide levels to detect any issues like catalyst aging or poisoning that could impact the removal of carbon oxides to the required levels.
POWER PLANT CHEMISTRY( WATER TREATMENT FOR BOILERS)Dilip Kumar
This document discusses the treatment of water for high pressure boilers and steam-water quality parameters. It describes the various processes involved - intake of raw water from rivers, aeration, addition of chemicals for coagulation and disinfection, clarification, filtration, and demineralization. It then discusses water treatment for boilers, including dosing of chemicals to prevent corrosion. Various sampling points and parameters for treated water and steam are listed. Finally, it briefly covers generator chemistry, including cooling of stator and rotor, hydrogen purity requirements, and primary water system treatment.
This document describes the process of solid bed gas dehydration. It begins with an introduction to gas dehydration and why it is needed to meet contractual water content specifications. It then covers determining the water content in a gas stream and corrections that must be made. The main part of the document discusses how solid bed dehydration systems work using adsorption onto a desiccant and provides details on the process, design considerations, example calculations, and heat requirements for regeneration. It concludes with a solved example to design a solid bed dehydration unit to treat a specific gas feed.
Adsorption of Methylene Blue From Aqueous Solution with Vermicompost Produced...IJMERJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The removal of Methylene blue as a synthetic dye from aquatic system was investigated by using vermicompost. The dye concentration, contact time and pH of the solution carried out in the adsorption studies. Batch adsorption experimental data were suitable for the Langmuir isotherm and a very good fit to the second order kinetic model (pH=10). The maximum adsorption capacity calculated 256.66 mg g-1 . Vermicompost and the dye loaded vermicompost were characterized by SEM and FTIR. It was found that the vermicompost is stable without losing their activity.
Introduction and Theoretical Aspects
Catalyst Reduction and Start-up
Normal Operation and Troubleshooting
Shutdown and Catalyst Discharge
Nickel Carbonyl Hazard
The document discusses evaporation processes and evaporator equipment. It defines evaporation as the removal of water from an aqueous solution through the application of heat. It then describes the types of evaporators, including single effect, multiple effect, forced circulation, open pan, and falling film evaporators. The document also covers important processing factors in evaporation like concentration, solubility, temperature, foaming, and scale deposition. It provides examples of calculating heat transfer area and steam usage for single effect evaporators concentrating different solutions.
The document describes a distillation system with multiple units including a feed preheater, reboiler, distillation column, bottom product cooler, top product cooler, and condenser. It provides material and energy balances for the system, including flow rates, temperatures, heat duties, and phases of the streams at each component.
Hydrogen recovery from purge gas(energy saving)Prem Baboo
Ammonia is continuously condensed out of the loop and fresh synthesis gas is added. Because the synthesis gas contains small quantities of methane and argon, these impurities build up in the loop and must be continuously purged to prevent them from exceeding a certain concentration. Although this purge stream can be used to supplement reformer fuel gas, it contains valuable hydrogen which is lost from the ammonia synthesis loop In order to achieve optimum conversion in synthesis convertor, it is necessary to purge a certain quantity of gas from synthesis loop so as to as to reduce inerts concentration in the loop. Purge gas stream from ammonia process contains ammonia, hydrogen, nitrogen and other inert gases. Among them, ammonia itself is the valuable product lost with the purge stream. Moreover it has a serious adverse effect on the environment.This purge gas containing about 60% Hydrogen was fully utilised as primary reformer fuel.
Brief desccription of ammonia & urea plants with revampPrem Baboo
This document provides an overview of the proposed revamp of the existing ammonia and urea plants at the Vijaipur fertilizer complex in India. The revamp aims to increase the capacity of the ammonia and urea plants through various energy saving measures. It will increase the ammonia capacity of Line I by 150 MTPD to 1750 MTPD and Line II by 225 MTPD to 1864 MTPD. The urea capacity of Line I will increase to 3030 MTPD and Line II to 3231 MTPD. A 450 MTPD carbon dioxide recovery plant will also be installed to meet the additional CO2 needs of the urea plants. The revamp aims to enhance self
This document summarizes the key components and design of ammonia synthesis converters. It describes the main parts of the converter including the pressure shell, basket for catalyst, and heat exchangers. It then discusses the two main types of converters - axial and radial flow. The document focuses on the Haldor Topsoe radial flow converter, describing its types and available versions. It provides details on design considerations for the pressure shell, catalyst basket, and material selection. The goals are to resist hydrogen attack, nitriding, and hydrogen induced cracking at high temperatures and pressures during ammonia synthesis.
Most modern ammonia processes are based on steam-reforming of natural gas or naphtha.
The 3 main technology suppliers are Uhde (Uhde/JM Partnership), Topsoe & KBR.
The process steps are very similar in all cases.
Other suppliers are Linde (LAC) & Ammonia Casale.
Presentation on Calculation of Polytropic and Isentropic Efficiency of natura...Waqas Manzoor
This presentation demonstrates comparison of calculation of Polytropic and Isentropic Efficiency of Natural Gas Compressor using Aspen HYSYS & using Manual Calculations. Complete derivation of equations of Polytropic and Isentropic efficiency, have also been demonstrated. The slight difference observed in the manually calculated values and Aspen HYSYS simulation, may be attributed to the calculation method of the software which is based on numerical integration.
Raw Water Intake & Pre Treatment of Raw Water in a Thermal Power PlantSUDHEER KUMAR KALYANAM
The document discusses the treatment process for raw water from rivers and lakes. It describes how raw water contains physical, biological, and chemical impurities. The treatment process involves intake, screening, pre-chlorination, storage, aeration, coagulation, flocculation, clarification, filtration through sand and activated carbon, and storage of filtered water. This multi-stage process removes suspended solids, bacteria, algae and other contaminants to produce portable water suitable for drinking and industrial use.
This document provides an overview of the key components and processes in an ammonia plant. It describes the desulphurization process to remove sulfur from natural gas and naphtha feeds. It then explains the multi-step reforming process used to produce hydrogen and other gases from these feeds, including pre-reforming, primary reforming, and secondary reforming. The shift reaction process is also summarized, which converts carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. Overall temperatures, pressures, catalysts and reactions for each major unit are outlined to concisely explain the production of ammonia.
This document provides an overview and summary of the urea manufacturing process at Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited in India. It describes the key steps in the Snamprogetti ammonia stripping process used at the plant, including urea synthesis at high pressure, medium pressure recovery and purification, low pressure recovery and purification, urea concentration, prilling, and waste water treatment. The plant uses modern technology to produce around 2 million tons of urea per year through a continuous process involving the reaction of ammonia and carbon dioxide at high pressure and subsequent purification and recovery steps.
Some fact about Ammonia Production by Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
Operation of the plant is mainly supervised by the operators in the control room, who monitor the various instruments and adjust operating conditions in order to obtain satisfactory operation. They should also react when an alarm is activated. In some cases they can re-establish normal conditions by adjusting the controls in the control room; in other cases they give instructions to a field operator to make the necessary adjustments at various locations in the plant. Field operators work in regular shifts in the plant, especially in the reforming section, in order to supervise the firing of the reformer and the temperature of the tubes in the reformer, to record local instrument readings, and to notice any irregularities such as leaks. Every change of temperature of the reformer a little change can bring big change resulting energy losses, e.g. temperature of the primary reformer and CO slip losses in methanation etc.
A case study on Process Condensate Stripper in Ammonia Plant by Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
A trouble shooting case study in Fertilizers unit, India.Solving the problem of Feed/Effluent Exchanger E-3321A/B in Process Condensate stripping section of Ammonia plant by Analytical approach. The problem solved by in house experts without changing the heat exchangers while others plant change the heat exchangers. Number of modification done and huge amount of energy saved. The paper intended how to save energy by changing heat exchanger and pressure of PC Stripper. The treated process condensate was earlier cooled by CW in final cooler from about 90ºC to 40ºC. This available heat of PC is being recovered by exchanging heat with DM water in a plate heat exchanger. The pressure of PC stripper has been raised to about 1.5 kg/cm²g to make the extra heat recovery possible. Now pressure is 41.5 kg/cm2. A new Plate heat exchanger was procured & installed for the heat recovery.
Ammonia Plant and Catalyst By Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
Research Gate is an academic social networking site for scientists and researchers. This document discusses catalysts used in ammonia plants. It describes how catalysts work by providing alternate reaction paths with lower activation energies than non-catalytic reactions. It also discusses factors that influence catalyst performance like size, shape, promoters, and poisons. Specific catalysts used in different sections of an ammonia plant are described.
Why have a Secondary Reformer ?
Need nitrogen to make ammonia
Wish to make primary as small as possible
Wish to minimise methane slip since methane is an inert in the ammonia synthesis loop
Other methods of achieving this
Braun Purifier process
Can address all these with an air blown secondary
1) Methanation is the final stage of synthesis gas purification to reduce carbon oxides like CO and CO2 to trace levels using a nickel-based catalyst.
2) Typical methanation reactions are highly exothermic and occur between 270-290°C with carbon oxide inlet levels of 0.1-1.0% and carbon oxide slip less than 5 ppm.
3) Normal methanator operation involves monitoring inlet/outlet temperatures and carbon oxide levels to detect any issues like catalyst aging or poisoning that could impact the removal of carbon oxides to the required levels.
POWER PLANT CHEMISTRY( WATER TREATMENT FOR BOILERS)Dilip Kumar
This document discusses the treatment of water for high pressure boilers and steam-water quality parameters. It describes the various processes involved - intake of raw water from rivers, aeration, addition of chemicals for coagulation and disinfection, clarification, filtration, and demineralization. It then discusses water treatment for boilers, including dosing of chemicals to prevent corrosion. Various sampling points and parameters for treated water and steam are listed. Finally, it briefly covers generator chemistry, including cooling of stator and rotor, hydrogen purity requirements, and primary water system treatment.
This document describes the process of solid bed gas dehydration. It begins with an introduction to gas dehydration and why it is needed to meet contractual water content specifications. It then covers determining the water content in a gas stream and corrections that must be made. The main part of the document discusses how solid bed dehydration systems work using adsorption onto a desiccant and provides details on the process, design considerations, example calculations, and heat requirements for regeneration. It concludes with a solved example to design a solid bed dehydration unit to treat a specific gas feed.
Adsorption of Methylene Blue From Aqueous Solution with Vermicompost Produced...IJMERJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The removal of Methylene blue as a synthetic dye from aquatic system was investigated by using vermicompost. The dye concentration, contact time and pH of the solution carried out in the adsorption studies. Batch adsorption experimental data were suitable for the Langmuir isotherm and a very good fit to the second order kinetic model (pH=10). The maximum adsorption capacity calculated 256.66 mg g-1 . Vermicompost and the dye loaded vermicompost were characterized by SEM and FTIR. It was found that the vermicompost is stable without losing their activity.
Introduction and Theoretical Aspects
Catalyst Reduction and Start-up
Normal Operation and Troubleshooting
Shutdown and Catalyst Discharge
Nickel Carbonyl Hazard
The document discusses evaporation processes and evaporator equipment. It defines evaporation as the removal of water from an aqueous solution through the application of heat. It then describes the types of evaporators, including single effect, multiple effect, forced circulation, open pan, and falling film evaporators. The document also covers important processing factors in evaporation like concentration, solubility, temperature, foaming, and scale deposition. It provides examples of calculating heat transfer area and steam usage for single effect evaporators concentrating different solutions.
The document describes a distillation system with multiple units including a feed preheater, reboiler, distillation column, bottom product cooler, top product cooler, and condenser. It provides material and energy balances for the system, including flow rates, temperatures, heat duties, and phases of the streams at each component.
Hydrogen recovery from purge gas(energy saving)Prem Baboo
Ammonia is continuously condensed out of the loop and fresh synthesis gas is added. Because the synthesis gas contains small quantities of methane and argon, these impurities build up in the loop and must be continuously purged to prevent them from exceeding a certain concentration. Although this purge stream can be used to supplement reformer fuel gas, it contains valuable hydrogen which is lost from the ammonia synthesis loop In order to achieve optimum conversion in synthesis convertor, it is necessary to purge a certain quantity of gas from synthesis loop so as to as to reduce inerts concentration in the loop. Purge gas stream from ammonia process contains ammonia, hydrogen, nitrogen and other inert gases. Among them, ammonia itself is the valuable product lost with the purge stream. Moreover it has a serious adverse effect on the environment.This purge gas containing about 60% Hydrogen was fully utilised as primary reformer fuel.
Brief desccription of ammonia & urea plants with revampPrem Baboo
This document provides an overview of the proposed revamp of the existing ammonia and urea plants at the Vijaipur fertilizer complex in India. The revamp aims to increase the capacity of the ammonia and urea plants through various energy saving measures. It will increase the ammonia capacity of Line I by 150 MTPD to 1750 MTPD and Line II by 225 MTPD to 1864 MTPD. The urea capacity of Line I will increase to 3030 MTPD and Line II to 3231 MTPD. A 450 MTPD carbon dioxide recovery plant will also be installed to meet the additional CO2 needs of the urea plants. The revamp aims to enhance self
This document summarizes the key components and design of ammonia synthesis converters. It describes the main parts of the converter including the pressure shell, basket for catalyst, and heat exchangers. It then discusses the two main types of converters - axial and radial flow. The document focuses on the Haldor Topsoe radial flow converter, describing its types and available versions. It provides details on design considerations for the pressure shell, catalyst basket, and material selection. The goals are to resist hydrogen attack, nitriding, and hydrogen induced cracking at high temperatures and pressures during ammonia synthesis.
Most modern ammonia processes are based on steam-reforming of natural gas or naphtha.
The 3 main technology suppliers are Uhde (Uhde/JM Partnership), Topsoe & KBR.
The process steps are very similar in all cases.
Other suppliers are Linde (LAC) & Ammonia Casale.
Presentation on Calculation of Polytropic and Isentropic Efficiency of natura...Waqas Manzoor
This presentation demonstrates comparison of calculation of Polytropic and Isentropic Efficiency of Natural Gas Compressor using Aspen HYSYS & using Manual Calculations. Complete derivation of equations of Polytropic and Isentropic efficiency, have also been demonstrated. The slight difference observed in the manually calculated values and Aspen HYSYS simulation, may be attributed to the calculation method of the software which is based on numerical integration.
Raw Water Intake & Pre Treatment of Raw Water in a Thermal Power PlantSUDHEER KUMAR KALYANAM
The document discusses the treatment process for raw water from rivers and lakes. It describes how raw water contains physical, biological, and chemical impurities. The treatment process involves intake, screening, pre-chlorination, storage, aeration, coagulation, flocculation, clarification, filtration through sand and activated carbon, and storage of filtered water. This multi-stage process removes suspended solids, bacteria, algae and other contaminants to produce portable water suitable for drinking and industrial use.
This document provides an overview of the key components and processes in an ammonia plant. It describes the desulphurization process to remove sulfur from natural gas and naphtha feeds. It then explains the multi-step reforming process used to produce hydrogen and other gases from these feeds, including pre-reforming, primary reforming, and secondary reforming. The shift reaction process is also summarized, which converts carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. Overall temperatures, pressures, catalysts and reactions for each major unit are outlined to concisely explain the production of ammonia.
This document provides an overview and summary of the urea manufacturing process at Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited in India. It describes the key steps in the Snamprogetti ammonia stripping process used at the plant, including urea synthesis at high pressure, medium pressure recovery and purification, low pressure recovery and purification, urea concentration, prilling, and waste water treatment. The plant uses modern technology to produce around 2 million tons of urea per year through a continuous process involving the reaction of ammonia and carbon dioxide at high pressure and subsequent purification and recovery steps.
Some fact about Ammonia Production by Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
Operation of the plant is mainly supervised by the operators in the control room, who monitor the various instruments and adjust operating conditions in order to obtain satisfactory operation. They should also react when an alarm is activated. In some cases they can re-establish normal conditions by adjusting the controls in the control room; in other cases they give instructions to a field operator to make the necessary adjustments at various locations in the plant. Field operators work in regular shifts in the plant, especially in the reforming section, in order to supervise the firing of the reformer and the temperature of the tubes in the reformer, to record local instrument readings, and to notice any irregularities such as leaks. Every change of temperature of the reformer a little change can bring big change resulting energy losses, e.g. temperature of the primary reformer and CO slip losses in methanation etc.
A case study on Process Condensate Stripper in Ammonia Plant by Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
A trouble shooting case study in Fertilizers unit, India.Solving the problem of Feed/Effluent Exchanger E-3321A/B in Process Condensate stripping section of Ammonia plant by Analytical approach. The problem solved by in house experts without changing the heat exchangers while others plant change the heat exchangers. Number of modification done and huge amount of energy saved. The paper intended how to save energy by changing heat exchanger and pressure of PC Stripper. The treated process condensate was earlier cooled by CW in final cooler from about 90ºC to 40ºC. This available heat of PC is being recovered by exchanging heat with DM water in a plate heat exchanger. The pressure of PC stripper has been raised to about 1.5 kg/cm²g to make the extra heat recovery possible. Now pressure is 41.5 kg/cm2. A new Plate heat exchanger was procured & installed for the heat recovery.
In the plant, ammonia is produced from synthesis gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen in the ratio of approximately 3:1. Besides these components, the synthesis gas contains inert gases such as argon and methane to a limited extent. The source of H2 is demineralized water and the hydrocarbons in the natural gas. The source of N2 is the atmospheric air. The source of CO2 is the hydrocarbons in the natural gas feed. Product ammonia and CO2 is sent to urea plant. The present article intended the description of ammonia plant for natural gas based plants and the possible material balance of some section.
In the plant, ammonia is produced from synthesis gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen in the
ratio of approximately 3:1. Besides these components, the synthesis gas contains inert gases such
as argon and methane to a limited extent. The source of H2 is demineralized water and the
hydrocarbons in the natural gas. The source of N2 is the atmospheric air. The source of CO2 is
the hydrocarbons in the natural gas feed. Product ammonia and CO2 is sent to urea plant. The
present article intended the description of ammonia plant for natural gas based plants and the
possible material balance of some section
The document summarizes the installation of an S-50 ammonia synthesis converter and waste heat boiler downstream of an existing S-200 converter at an ammonia plant. This is done as part of an energy savings project and is expected to increase conversion per pass by 35.5% compared to 28.3% for the S-200 alone, as well as increase steam generation. The installation included placing the S-50 converter foundation, loading it with catalyst, connecting it via insulated pipelines to the existing system, and commissioning it along with instrumentation and controls. The result is higher efficiency ammonia production and energy recovery from waste heat.
Some Facts about Urea Stripper By Prem Baboo.pdfPremBaboo4
If we talk about the costly and biggest heat exchanger in urea plants, then the name of the stripper comes first. Nowadays the competition of stripper is running for more and more capacity. In this regards some urea plant licensers have gone ahead some are left behind some are very much behind and some are dragging. Urea stripper is a vertical in tube falling film decomposer in which the liquid, distributed on the heating surface as a film, flows by gravity to the bottom. The Urea stripper is the heart of urea plants.
Bidirectional syngas generator TSW work on advanced large scale non steady st...Steve Wittrig
This document summarizes a unique reactor for producing synthesis gas (CO and H2) from catalytic partial oxidation of natural gas with air. The reactor operates adiabatically and autothermally near atmospheric pressure using nickel catalyst at 800°C. It consists of three packed beds - a central reaction zone surrounded by upper and lower heat exchange zones. The reactor periodically reverses gas flow directions to efficiently transfer heat between the beds and maintain a constant average temperature without external energy. Experimental testing on laboratory and pilot scales validated the concept. A mathematical model was developed to simulate the reactor's unsteady-state thermal and compositional behavior.
This document discusses key topics related to optimizing ammonia plant performance:
1) Carbon formation in primary reformers can be minimized by maintaining proper steam-to-carbon ratios and avoiding temperature excursions. Tube wall temperatures, pressure drop, and methane approach to equilibrium should be monitored.
2) Flow distribution in catalytic reactors is important to ensure proper catalyst utilization. Poor distribution can increase costs by reducing conversion efficiency.
3) Operational upsets and transient conditions like startups and shutdowns can lead to carbon formation if not carefully controlled. Sulfur poisoning from even small amounts in feed can significantly impact temperatures.
Three main methods are used to remove nitrogen from natural gas: cryogenic distillation, adsorption, and membrane separation. Cryogenic distillation involves using low temperatures and pressures to separate gas components. It is most effective at recovering ethane, propane, butane, and natural gasoline. Adsorption uses materials like molecular sieves to attract moisture and other compounds from the gas stream. Membrane separation exploits differences in molecular sizes to selectively permeate some components over others.
This is a presentation on the design of plant for producing 20 million standard cubic feet per day (0.555 × 106 standard m3/day) of hydrogen (H2) of at least 95% purity from heavy fuel oil (HFO) with an upstream time of 7680 hours/year applying the process of partial oxidation of the heavy oil feedstock.
This document summarizes a study on the catalytic dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether over γ-alumina. The researchers investigated the effects of temperature and feed composition on the conversion of methanol and deactivation of the catalyst. They found that methanol conversion strongly depended on the reactor operating temperature, increasing with higher temperatures. Using pure methanol as a feed resulted in slow catalyst deactivation, while adding water to the feed increased deactivation significantly. A temperature-dependent model was developed to predict methanol conversion and reasonably correlated with experimental data.
Anfal Zafar completed a 6-week internship at Engro Fertilizers Ltd where they learned about the ammonia production process. As their internship project, they calculated the stripping index of the Catacarb system at different production loads and recommended ways to improve efficiency. Their report provided an overview of the ammonia plant's design and process, which involves natural gas reforming, CO shifting, CO2 removal, and ammonia synthesis. They calculated that the stripping index was lower at 125% load compared to 154% load, and suggested configuring the index in the DCS and cleaning ejectors to improve performance. Anfal thanked Engro for the learning experience and new connections during their internship.
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1) Desulphurization of the hydrocarbon feedstock using hydrogenation and ZnO absorption to remove sulfur.
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BY-PRODUCT AND CONTROL IN AMMONIA PROCESS
By
Prem Baboo
Rtd. From National Fertilizers, India
&
Dangote Fertilizers Ltd, Nigeria
Abstract
In Ammonia plant numbers unwanted
products are formed such as CO2 &
methanol, Methanol is the by-product and it
is very dangerous for environment and
cations and anion resin also, which is used
treated waste water through urea plant.
Methanol is also dangerous for Ozone
layers.CO2 is also by-product in ammonia
process but it is used for production of urea.
The paper intended how it is generate in
ammonia plant as a by-product.how to control
and minimized. How does this damage the
environment? It is desirable to minimize
methanol by-product formention for several
reasons: Methanol emissions are being
regulated to protect the environment. Several
ammonia plants are already facing regulations
that limit methanol emissions to the atmosphere.
These regulations affect plants that vent the CO2
stream as well as plants that are not designed to
recover methanol from the various vents. The
methanol recovers from CO2 compressor
separators are using in anaerobic water treatment
plant as bacteria feed.
Keyword
Methanol, environment, ammonia , Ozone,
Introduction
In ammonia plant CO shift conversion section
the entire CO converted into CO2 which is used
for urea production .In ammonia plant generally
two or three CO shift converter are used HT/MT
and LT. Ammonia and hydrogen plant operators
are becoming increasingly concerned with
methanol byproduct formation in their plants.
Methanol formation takes place over the
copperbased low-temperature-shift (LTS)
catalyst according to the following reaction
scheme:
CO + 2H2 ↔ CH3OH Reaction (1)
(∆H = -91 kJ/mol; ∆G = -25.34 kJ/mol)
Hydrogenation of Carbon dioxide
CO2 + 3H2 ↔ CH3OH + H2O Reaction (2)
(∆H = -49.5 kJ/mol; ∆G = 3.30 kJ/mol)
Water gas shift reaction
CO + H2O ↔ CO2 + H2 Reaction (3)
(∆H = -41.2 kJ/mol; ∆G = -28.60 kJ/mol)
New regulations national & international
restricting the allowable levels of methanol
emissions from ammonia plant is being
implemented in many countries worldwide. In
particular, plants in the India. are faced with
severe restrictions with respect to methanol
emissions. It is possible to reduce methanol by-
product formation in some methanol plants by
adjusting the LTS operating conditions. In most
cases, however, the plants will be forced to
implement more drastic means of reducing
methanol by-product formation and/or
emissions. Although removal of methanol from
the various vent gases requires large investments
and installation of additional equipment in the
plant, the use of a more selective LTS catalyst
may be a low-cost, highly effective alternative
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solution, as illustrated in this article. A new LTS
that significantly reduces methanol formation
has been developed, enabling ammonia and
hydrogen plants to comply with regula
.
Fig-1
Description of the Process
There are two shift converter are used to convert
CO to CO2.The process gas is cooled down to
about 360°C by generating steam in
heat boiler before entering the HT CO converter
. The temperature is controlled by TIC
the internal bypass of heat exchanger
optimum inlet temperature, i.e. the inlet
temperature at which CO slip is at a minimum,
depends on the actual catalyst activity. With
fresh catalyst it is normally best to operate at a
temperature somewhat lower than the design
temperature. As the catalyst ages, the
temperature should be increased. The normal
operating range is 330-450°C. The catalyst is
still somewhat active down to a temperature of
300°C. While continuous operation is permitted
at hot spot temperatures up to 470°C, there is
some loss in activity at higher temperatures. Do
not exceed the reactor design temperature of
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solution, as illustrated in this article. A new LTS catalyst
ntly reduces methanol formation
has been developed, enabling ammonia and
ants to comply with regulations
without undertaking major investments in new
equipment
used to convert
The process gas is cooled down to
about 360°C by generating steam in the waste
g the HT CO converter
re is controlled by TIC adjusting
the internal bypass of heat exchanger. The
let temperature, i.e. the inlet
temperature at which CO slip is at a minimum,
depends on the actual catalyst activity. With
fresh catalyst it is normally best to operate at a
temperature somewhat lower than the design
temperature. As the catalyst ages, the inlet
temperature should be increased. The normal
450°C. The catalyst is
still somewhat active down to a temperature of
300°C. While continuous operation is permitted
at hot spot temperatures up to 470°C, there is
ity at higher temperatures. Do
not exceed the reactor design temperature of
480°C. The temperature increase in
be around 76°C, depending on the actual
steam/dry gas ratio.
Residual CO
During normal operation, the CO c
outlet of HT should be 3.49 dry mole%. As the
shift catalyst ages and the activity decreases, the
approach to the equilibrium increases. The
reaction coefficient (Kp) can be determined on
the basis of an analysis of the gas leaving the
converter. The value of Kp can be
using the equation below. With Kp as input, the
equilibrium temperature can be found in the shift
reaction .
𝐾𝑃 =
mole% CO2 ∗ mole
2𝑎mole% CO ∗ mole
The difference between the equilibrium
temperature and the actual temperature, the
temperature approach to equilibrium, is an
indication of the catalyst activity.
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without undertaking major investments in new
480°C. The temperature increase in HT should
be around 76°C, depending on the actual
During normal operation, the CO content at the
hould be 3.49 dry mole%. As the
shift catalyst ages and the activity decreases, the
approach to the equilibrium increases. The
reaction coefficient (Kp) can be determined on
the basis of an analysis of the gas leaving the
of Kp can be calculated
using the equation below. With Kp as input, the
equilibrium temperature can be found in the shift
mole% H 2
mole% H 2 O
The difference between the equilibrium
temperature and the actual temperature, the
temperature approach to equilibrium, is an
indication of the catalyst activity.
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LT CO Converter
After leaving the HT CO converter, the process
gas cools down as it passes through
heat boiler ( and the methanator trim heater
parallel, and BFW pre-heaters. The temperature
at the inlet of the LT CO converter
205°C, is controlled by the process g
on TIC. As for the HT CO converter, the
optimum inlet temperature, i.e. the inlet
temperature at which CO slip is at a minimum,
depends on the actual catalyst activity. With a
fresh catalyst it is normally best to operate at a
temperature somewhat lower than the design
temperature. As the catalyst ages, the inlet
temperature should be increased. The normal
operating range is 170-250°C; do not exceed the
Fig-2
Effect of Methanol Emissions on the
Environment
Acute Effects:
Acute exposure of humans to methanol by
inhalation or ingestion may result in visual
disturbances, such as blurred or dimness of
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After leaving the HT CO converter, the process
gas cools down as it passes through the waste
ethanator trim heater in
. The temperature
f the LT CO converter, normally
205°C, is controlled by the process gas bypass
. As for the HT CO converter, the
optimum inlet temperature, i.e. the inlet
ure at which CO slip is at a minimum,
depends on the actual catalyst activity. With a
fresh catalyst it is normally best to operate at a
temperature somewhat lower than the design
temperature. As the catalyst ages, the inlet
. The normal
250°C; do not exceed the
reactor design temperature of 300°C. The
temperature increase should be around 24°C,
depending on the conversion in the HT CO
converter and on the steam/dry gas ratio.
Condensing steam is harmful
the inlet temperature should always be at least
15-20°C above the dew point of the gas. There is
a risk that condensate will form on th
surface of heat exchangers.
Residual CO
During normal operations, the CO content outlet
11-R-205 should be approximately 0.33 dry
mole%. To evaluate the activity of the LT shift
catalyst, follow the same procedure as described
above.
anol Emissions on the
Acute exposure of humans to methanol by
inhalation or ingestion may result in visual
disturbances, such as blurred or dimness of
vision, leading to blindness.
damage, specifically permanent motor
dysfunction, may also result.
with methanol can produce mild dermatitis in
humans. Tests involving acute exposure of rats,
mice, and rabbits have demonstrated methanol to
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reactor design temperature of 300°C. The
temperature increase should be around 24°C,
depending on the conversion in the HT CO
converter and on the steam/dry gas ratio.
to the catalyst, so
the inlet temperature should always be at least
20°C above the dew point of the gas. There is
a risk that condensate will form on the cold
During normal operations, the CO content outlet
205 should be approximately 0.33 dry
mole%. To evaluate the activity of the LT shift
catalyst, follow the same procedure as described
vision, leading to blindness. Neurological
damage, specifically permanent motor
nction, may also result. Contact of skin
e mild dermatitis in
Tests involving acute exposure of rats,
mice, and rabbits have demonstrated methanol to
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have low acute toxicity from oral or inhalation
exposure, and moderate acute toxicity from
dermal exposure.
Chronic Effects
Chronic inhalation or oral exposure to methanol
may result in headache, dizziness, giddiness,
insomnia, nausea, gastric disturbances,
conjunctivitis, visual disturbances (blurred
vision), and blindness in humans. Elevated
levels of liver enzymes and decreased brain
weight were observed in rats chronically
exposed to methanol via gavage (experimentally
placing the chemical in the stomach). EPA has
not established a Reference Concentration
(RFC) for methanol. The Reference Dose (RfD)
for methanol is 0.5 milligrams per kilogram
body weight per day (mg/kg/d) based on
increased liver enzymes (SAP and SGPT) and
decreased brain weight in rats. The RFD is an
estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an
order of magnitude) of a daily oral exposure to
the human population (including sensitive
subgroups) that is likely to be without
appreciable risk of deleterious non cancer effects
during a lifetime. It is not a direct estimator of
risk but rather a reference point to gauge the
potential effects. At exposures increasingly
greater than the RfD, the potential for adverse
health effects increases. Lifetime exposure
above the RfD does not imply that an adverse
health effect would necessarily occur.
Effect on Ozone Layers
Ground-level ozone is formed from nitrous
oxides under the influence of the ultraviolet
(UV) radiation of the sun. Nitrogen dioxide
(NO2), emitted by combustion processes into the
at mosphere, is split by UV radiation into
nitrogen monoxide (NO) and an oxygen atom.
This atomic oxygen combines with an oxygen
molecule, forming ozone (O3): Methanol is a
widely used solvent and a potential fuel for
motor vehicles. Following Methanol product are
dangerous for Ozone Layer. Besides
environmental aspects, there is also an economic
driver to reduce methanol formation by the
process, at least to the extent that additional
costs are not prohibitive. Methanol formation in
the CO shift consumes hydrogen which would
otherwise be used to make ammonia. In broad
terms, every tone of methanol that is formed
(and not recovered to the reformer feed via the
process condensate stripper) results in a loss of
1.1 tone of ammonia. This loss in its own right
can be a powerful incentive for installing a
selective LTS catalyst such as KATALCOJM
83-3X. In addition, methanol is an oxygen
containing component which must be removed
from the process gas before it is fed to the
ammonia synthesis. This removal is normally
achieved in the Methanation by reaction with
hydrogen. Stripping of process condensate is a
very economical way to reduce the methanol
content in the process condensate to make it
ready for reuse as make-up water to the
demineralization unit, thus reducing raw water
consumption.
Comparison of Operating Costs
If the ammonia plant is coupled to an adjacent
urea plant, the majority of the methanol
containing CO2 stream is used as feed to the
urea plant. In such a situation it does not lead to
emissions during normal operation of the
complex. If the authorities allow emissions for
the limited amount of time of the year whilst the
urea plant is not in operation, an “end-of-pipe”
methanol reduction system as described above
might be designed only for the quantity of CO2
vented during normal operation. This allowance
can lead to a significant cost advantage when
compared to the systems described above which
are fully integrated into the ammonia process
and which ensure a low methanol concentration
for the full amount of CO2. In this case they
have to be designed for the full flowrate of
process gas, with no reduction in size being
possible. The economics of a process which
absorbs the methanol from the CO2 stream
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downstream the regenerator in the CO2 removal
unit, depends on the following decisions: For a
simple system, there is just a bleed stream and a
make-up by fresh water. Possibly, the CO2 of
stream 8 is cooled below ambient temperature to
condense as much liquid as possible. A more
complex system would contain an additional
absorber installed in stream no. 9 and a
desorption for example by sending the water to
the already existing condensate stripper. If an
“end-of-pipe” system has to be designed for the
maximum possible amount of CO2 vented, it
will need to operate at 5 to 6% of capacity most
of the time (basis: 2,200 MTPD ammonia plant
with a 3,500 MTPD urea plant) and will
experience 100% load only a few times per year.
The favored option might be different for a new
project than a retrofit. In the first case, one is
free to design the plant right from the beginning
for low emission figures. In the latter case, it can
be difficult to accommodate changes in process
temperatures due to limitations in space for
additional equipment or availability of utilities
Emission reductions inevitably require
additional investment and lead to increased
energy consumption. With the exception of the
benefits that can be obtained through the use of
use of selective LTS catalysts, there is little
economic incentive to reduce methanol
emissions. None of the removal or abatement
systems convert the methanol into a valuable
product, but all of them consume energy, as
highlighted in Table 1.
Sr. No. Parameters Observation &Results
1 Lower temperature at condensate separator
(cooling with CW)
More condensate to be stripped.
More cooling water needed
2 Lower temperature at condensate separator
(cooling with chillers)
More condensate to be stripped.
More cooling water needed
Chilling duty is needed (electric power /
steam)
3 Catalytic methanol removal at vent Methanol is combusted and CO2 is formed by
this process
Air blower needed (electric power)
Table -1
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Table –2
How to Control Methanol formation in
ammonia plant
The Methanol comes in urea plant by CO
It is 80% separated by CO2 compressor 1
3rd
stage separators.20 % carryover through CO
and it goes to waste water section, treated water
waste contains about 150-200 ppm methanol. it
is very dangerous for cations and anaions resin,
it can damage resins. Shift reaction in Line
carried out three steps (HT/MT/LT) an
line-2 2 Two steps (HT/LT) no MT is line
Urea line-2 HT inlet/outlet temperatures are
355/430 degree cent. Iron oxide catalyst is used.
In LT Cu based catalyst is used, Inle
temp are-195/212 degree cent . Sulpher &
Chlorides are poison for catalyst. Chromium
based catalyst on top of the first bed, which will
act as a chlorine guard catalyst, while the
remaining will be made up of alumina based
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How to Control Methanol formation in
The Methanol comes in urea plant by CO2 rout.
compressor 1st
,2nd
&
stage separators.20 % carryover through CO2
and it goes to waste water section, treated water
200 ppm methanol. it
is very dangerous for cations and anaions resin,
ins. Shift reaction in Line -1
ed out three steps (HT/MT/LT) and that of
2 2 Two steps (HT/LT) no MT is line-2.In
2 HT inlet/outlet temperatures are
355/430 degree cent. Iron oxide catalyst is used.
In LT Cu based catalyst is used, Inlet/outlet
195/212 degree cent . Sulpher &
Chlorides are poison for catalyst. Chromium
based catalyst on top of the first bed, which will
act as a chlorine guard catalyst, while the
remaining will be made up of alumina based
catalyst. The catalyst consists of oxides of
copper, zinc, and chromium or alumina.
Reading for methanol in Urea line
Fertilizers Ltd. Vijaipur)
1st
separator-2122 ppm
2nd
separator-860 ppm
3rd
separator-255 ppm
Waste water treated water 166 ppm.
In urea Line-1 Methanol produced very less.
Here the three CO shift converter are used.
The methanol generally unwanted by
LTS CO shift converter. when catalyst activity
of LTS goes down it can be formed it can be
controlled by LTS catalyst.
developed by both the M/S Haldor Topsoe
(Catalyst LK-821-2, LK823) is promoted by
caesium which efficiently reduced
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onsists of oxides of
copper, zinc, and chromium or alumina.
in Urea line-2 (National
Waste water treated water 166 ppm.
ol produced very less.
Here the three CO shift converter are used.
unwanted by product in
LTS CO shift converter. when catalyst activity
of LTS goes down it can be formed it can be
The LTS catalyst
developed by both the M/S Haldor Topsoe
2, LK823) is promoted by
caesium which efficiently reduced
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MeOH. The methanol is inversely proportional
to temperature. M/S Haldor topsoe and KBR
developed advance catalyst if problem then
contact to licenser and catalyst may be changed.
The MeoH generally formed predominately over
the LTS catalyst and part of it end in the process
condensate stripper.
Following are the method to reduced by
methanol
1. Temp of LTS to be minimum
2. Reduced catalyst Volume.
3. Catalyst promoters to be used
4. Avoid Aged catalyst.
5. CO concentration should be lower in
LTS feed.
Fig- 3
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The methanol is inversely proportional
to temperature. M/S Haldor topsoe and KBR
developed advance catalyst if problem then may
contact to licenser and catalyst may be changed.
The MeoH generally formed predominately over
the LTS catalyst and part of it end in the process
reduced by- product
emp of LTS to be minimum.
Catalyst promoters to be used.
CO concentration should be lower in
6. Lower operation pressure.
7. High Steam/dry gas ratio
8. Higher space velocity
the methanol concentration leaving the HTS
catalyst is close to equilibrium and therefore
independent of catalyst type, methanol
formation in LTS catalysts is kinetically
limited and does not usually reach
equilibrium. As the methanol forming
reaction is exothermic, and HTS catalysts
operate at higher temperature and at high
temperature methanol formation is less
shape of the equilibrium curve dictates that
methanol formation across HTS catalysts is
substantially less than that across traditional,
nonselective LTS catalysts (Figure 3).
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Lower operation pressure.
High Steam/dry gas ratio.
methanol concentration leaving the HTS
catalyst is close to equilibrium and therefore
independent of catalyst type, methanol
formation in LTS catalysts is kinetically
limited and does not usually reach
equilibrium. As the methanol forming
hermic, and HTS catalysts
operate at higher temperature and at high
temperature methanol formation is less the
shape of the equilibrium curve dictates that
methanol formation across HTS catalysts is
substantially less than that across traditional,
catalysts (Figure 3).
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LTS catalyst is slightly unusual in that
selectivity increases, and by-product formation
decreases, as the catalyst ages (Figure 4). This
behavior is because the activity with regard to
methanol synthesis declines as the active sites
Fig-4
Process Condensate Treatment
The gas leaving the LTS is cooled and
condensate is removed via the process
condensate separator. The split of methanol is
determined by vapor-liquid equilibrium, hence
the lower the temperature, the greater the
proportion of methanol that is removed via t
process condensate, as illustrated in Figure 5.
Modern plants, and older plants retrofitted with
condensate strippers in the last couple of
decades, use a medium pressure stripper to treat
the condensate. A well designed stripper meets
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LTS catalyst is slightly unusual in that
product formation
Figure 4). This
is because the activity with regard to
methanol synthesis declines as the active sites
for methanol synthesis decrease. There is no
corresponding impact on the activity with regard
to the shift reaction, which, in a well
catalyst, remains high enough to maintain an
equilibrium CO slip.
The gas leaving the LTS is cooled and
condensate is removed via the process
condensate separator. The split of methanol is
liquid equilibrium, hence
the lower the temperature, the greater the
proportion of methanol that is removed via the
in Figure 5.
Modern plants, and older plants retrofitted with
condensate strippers in the last couple of
decades, use a medium pressure stripper to treat
the condensate. A well designed stripper meets
most environmental standards for waste water
and will recycle methanol to the reformer feed.
Plants with older designs of stripper can use LP
stripping to remove methanol and ammonia from
the condensate. Sometimes they are vented to
atmosphere along with the stripping ste
more commonly the vent stream is condensed
and sent, for example, to a feed coil saturator
(although sometimes a small, methanol
containing stream is “purged” to atmosphere).
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for methanol synthesis decrease. There is no
corresponding impact on the activity with regard
to the shift reaction, which, in a well-structured
enough to maintain an
al standards for waste water
and will recycle methanol to the reformer feed.
Plants with older designs of stripper can use LP
stripping to remove methanol and ammonia from
the condensate. Sometimes they are vented to
atmosphere along with the stripping steam, but
more commonly the vent stream is condensed
and sent, for example, to a feed coil saturator
(although sometimes a small, methanol
containing stream is “purged” to atmosphere).
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Fig-5
Methanol Emission Reduction
Overview several options exist for reducing
methanol emissions including the following:
1. Reducing the amount that is formed.
2. Removal or decomposition of the methanol
within the process.
3. Removal or decomposition at the point of
emission.
4. Combination of the above schemes.
Reduction of Methanol Formation
The amount of by-product methanol produced in
the LTS converter is influenced by a variety of
factors, which are summarized in Table
Sr.
No.
Increase in Effect on methanol
make
1 Steam / H2 ratio Decrease
2 Inlet
temperature
↑(if not at
equilibrium)
↓(if at equilibrium)
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options exist for reducing
methanol emissions including the following:
ing the amount that is formed.
Removal or decomposition of the methanol
tion at the point of
the above schemes.
Reduction of Methanol Formation
product methanol produced in
the LTS converter is influenced by a variety of
in Table 1. In
most plants, there is only limited flexibility to
change operating conditions with the result that
LTS catalyst selection is the only real alternative
for reducing methanol by-product formation.
Selective low methanol LTS catalysts such as
KATALCOJM 83-3X, reduce methanol
formation by about 90% compared to
conventional non-selective LTS catalysts. As the
relative contribution to methanol formation from
the LTS falls, that from the HTS increases, and
methanol emissions can be grossly
underestimated if formation across a selective
LTS is considered in isolation
Effect on methanol
Decrease
↑(if not at
equilibrium)
↓(if at equilibrium)
3 Pressure ↑Increase
4 Space velocity ↓Decrease
5 Catalyst age ↓Decrease
6 Catalyst
selectivity
↓Decrease
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most plants, there is only limited flexibility to
conditions with the result that
LTS catalyst selection is the only real alternative
product formation.
Selective low methanol LTS catalysts such as
3X, reduce methanol
formation by about 90% compared to
selective LTS catalysts. As the
relative contribution to methanol formation from
the LTS falls, that from the HTS increases, and
methanol emissions can be grossly
underestimated if formation across a selective
LTS is considered in isolation (Figure 6).
↑Increase
↓Decrease
↓Decrease
↓Decrease
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Table-3(Effect of various operating parameters
Fig-6
Separated methanol from CO2
separators used as a bacteria Feed in waste
water anaerobic Treatment
In CO2 compressor separators about 80%
methanol can be used in waste water treatment
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(Effect of various operating parameters on methanol production)
compressor
used as a bacteria Feed in waste
compressor separators about 80%
methanol can be used in waste water treatment
as a Bactria feed as shown in the figure
1st
separator contain maximum methanol.
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as a Bactria feed as shown in the figure- 7.The
separator contain maximum methanol.
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Fig-7
Conclusion
In Urea Plant 1st
separator, if pressure and
tempearure maintain according methanol
separation then you can remove 80
methanol from separators. As with oth
organic compounds emissions, methanol
emissions from ammonia plants are considered
to contribute to ground-level
Consequently, in many places of the world,
targets and regulations exist to reduce Volatile
organic compound emissions. Regu
starting to pay more attention to Volatile organic
compound emissions on ammonia plants and
this trend is likely to increase. Several technical
options exist to reduce these emissions,
including the following:
1. Reducing methanol by
formation in the LTS catalyst.
2. Modifying the CO2 removal process.
3. End-of-pipe solution.
Lowest Volatile organic compound
can be achieved only by catalytic conversion at
the point of emission. However, by
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if pressure and
tempearure maintain according methanol
separation then you can remove 80-85%
As with other Volatile
emissions, methanol
sions from ammonia plants are considered
level ozone.
s of the world,
t to reduce Volatile
emissions. Regulators are
ing to pay more attention to Volatile organic
emissions on ammonia plants and
o increase. Several technical
options exist to reduce these emissions,
Reducing methanol by-product
formation in the LTS catalyst.
Modifying the CO2 removal process.
Lowest Volatile organic compound emissions
can be achieved only by catalytic conversion at
the point of emission. However, by combining it
with the other options, the amount of methanol
to be converted in the emission stre
reduced. Since the Volatile organic compound
emissions are influenced by sev
parameters and catalyst properties, one should
not prematurely decide on one tech
solution. It is recommended to look at the
process in close co-operation with the catalyst
vendor, CO2 removal licensor, and overall
process licensor and contractor, in order to
obtain the best overall solution
References
1. “Development of a Predictive Kinetic Model for
Methanol Formation over Low Temperature
Shift Catalysts”, P V Broadhurst, C Park and I
Johnston, Proceedings of Nitrogen 2006,
Vienna, 12-15 March 2006.
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New Source Review (NSR) Improvements:
Supplemental Analysis of the Environmental
Impact of the 2002 Final NSR Improvement
Rules, November 2002 [6] Clean Air Act,
Section 112.
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tions, the amount of methanol
to be converted in the emission stream can be
reduced. Since the Volatile organic compound
luenced by several process
parameters and catalyst properties, one should
prematurely decide on one technical
solution. It is recommended to look at the
operation with the catalyst
removal licensor, and overall
icensor and contractor, in order to
obtain the best overall solution.
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Methanol Formation over Low Temperature
Shift Catalysts”, P V Broadhurst, C Park and I
ceedings of Nitrogen 2006,
United States Environmental Protection Agency,
New Source Review (NSR) Improvements:
Supplemental Analysis of the Environmental
Impact of the 2002 Final NSR Improvement
Rules, November 2002 [6] Clean Air Act,
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